Decatur Mayor Convicted of Second Degree Murder
Former Decatur mayor Charles Gunthorp was found guilty of second degree murder in the December 12 shooting death of James Floyd Davis and sentenced to 18 years in prison. Jury deliberated 5 hours 48 minutes. Gunthorp’s attorneys plan an appeal.
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Winford Turner
Fromer Decatur
Charles Gunthorp
Guntharp
Archie Wilson
Decatur
Thomas Coggin
Coggin
Browns Ferry
James Floyd Davis
Gunthorp
Davis
Jay
Atty
Bill Baxley
Mike Moebes
Stewart Weaver
Wilson
Hartselle
David Buckelew
Morgan County Sheriff’s Department
Baxley
Weaver
POWs Recall Hellish Ordeal in Hanoi Prison Camps
Freed POWs recount brutal torture, starvation, and abuse by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. They describe weeks of isolation, maggot cleansing, the dreaded strap, and attempts to stay whole. Some provided only basic identifiers to protect others, while conditions reportedly improved late 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Cook
Associated Press
Hanoi
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Almost Lynched By Peasants Ex POW Details
Air Force Lt. Col. Bobby R. Bagley said North Vietnamese peasants beat and tortured him after capture in 1967 and they were going to hang him before an old man intervened. Lt. Col. Irby D. Terrell Jr. and Col. Carl B. Crumpler reported severe beatings as well.
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Montgomery
Ala
Air Force
Vietnam
Bobby R. Bagley
Sumter
S.C
Irby D. Terrell Jr
East Point
Carl B. Crumpler
Orange Park
Fla
Thei
Crumpler
Decatur Man Killed In Early Morning Wreck
A Decatur man identified as Edward Terry, 24, died when the car carrying him and Elzie B. Roberts Jr. crashed into Piney Creek bridge on Alabama 20 near Mooresville. Roberts survived with injuries and was treated at Decatur General Hospital. Funeral arrangements for Terry will be announced.
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Decatur 4
Piney Creek Bridge
Alabama
Mooresville
Ralph Padgett
Edward Terry
Decatur
Terry
Elzie B. Roberts Jr
Madison 2
Padgett
Roberts
Triana
Limestone
Decatur General Hospital
Shelton Funeral Home
Nixon Seeks Cure for Meat Price Increases
President Nixon ordered a ceiling on beef pork and lamb prices effective immediately to curb rising costs amid consumer boycotts and anger over shortages. He pledged broader inflation measures and said the control would stay until prices stabilized. Democratic critics called it too limited while supporters urged continued action.
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Washington
Nixon
Donovan
Los Angeles
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Cost of Living Council
Disaster assistance center opens for flood claims at Riverside School
The Riverside School disaster aid center will process flood relief claims from Morgan Lawrence Limestone and nearby counties if demand sustains operations. John Donnelly warned that if registrations lag the center may close. hours are 8 to 6 weekdays and 8 to noon Saturdays.
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Riverside School
John Donnelly
Morgan, Lawrence
Limestone
Daily Want Ad Sells Corvette and More Items
A Decatur Daily want ad promotes a 1962 Chevrolet Corvette sale along with nine other items for sale. The notice touts low ad rates and brief operation hours from open Monday through Friday and Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Want
Edgar Smith, Jr
Decatur Daily
White House hints at staff appearances in Watergate probe
Washington officials report that White House staff may make informal face to face appearances before Senate investigators into the Watergate conspiracy. President Nixon also announces the resignation of Ellsworth Bunker, ambassador in Saigon for six years.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
Alaska Purchase Agreement Noted On This Date
On this date in 1867 US Secretary of State William H. Seward and the Russian minister to the United States agreed on the US purchase of Alaska for 7 200 000 dollars. Quick weather predicts highs in the mid 60s today and upper 60s Saturday with rain chances 60 percent today 100 percent tonight and 80 percent Saturday. It's a privilege to live in the Tennessee Valley.
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S. Sec
William H. Seward
United States
Alaska
Tennessee Valley
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